Hot Topics:

Cut-a-thon to benefit Cole family of Chelmsford

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
05/14/2013 09:15:59 AM EDT

BILLERICA -- Chelmsford Cares Cut-a-thon, to benefit Charlotte Cole, her family and the Make-A-Wish foundation, will be held Sunday, May 19, at Cut to Chase Salon & Day Spa, 99 Chelmsford Road. The staff of the salon, owned by CHS alum Allison Chase (Bartolini) will donate time and the proceeds from all haircuts to the Cole family and Make-A-Wish. Haircuts are $25 women, $15 men and children. Walk-ins are welcome, but for an appointment, call 978-663-0400. Raffle items include tickets to local sporting events and gift cards to local restaurants. The event is sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Forum. For information, contact Stina Kaverud at kaveruds@chelmsford.k12.ma.us.

Bethel AME Church to hold prayer breakfast

LOWELL -- Bethel AME Church, 75 Grand St., will hold a prayer breakfast from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The breakfast is sponsored by the Homer V. Ellis Missionary Society, Sister Willie M. Mitchell, president, and the Rev. Dannie Mae James Green, pastor. Donations will be accepted for the Community Missions. For information, contact Mary Scott Mitchell at 978-458-9671.

Benefit to raise funds for 'Through Gay Eyes' film

LOWELL -- A fundraiser will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum Theatre, 115 John St., to help complete financing for the documentary film "Through Gay Eyes.

Advertisement

" Features include raffle items such as a "Wheel of Fortune" prize package with two $250 airline vouchers to Culver City and four VIP passes to the game show, as well a theater tickets and gift certificates; live music; spoken word poetry by Lowell High student Greta Wilensky; a reading from Jerry Bisantz's play. "Memories for Sale"; and an original work by Merrimack Valley Playwrights for "Through Gay Eyes."

Dracut parish to hold recycling day

DRACUT -- St. Marguerite Parish, 1340 Lakeview Ave., will hold an electronics and appliance recycle day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25. The following items will be accepted:

Electronics such as computers, scanners, copiers, DVD players and stereos, $5; appliances such as dishwashers, dryers and stoves, $10;. small engine items, $10; TVs, $10 to $25; monitors, $10. The following items will be accepted free: household batteries, car batteries and cell phones. There also will be a bicycle recycle day. Many bicycles will go to Ghana. Some will go to the Baptist Church in Worcester. For information, contact Dennis Wood 508-277-7513 denwaynewood@yahoo.com

Cut-a-thon to help fund Camp Paul programs

CHELMSFORD -- Enchante Salon, 14 Fletcher St., will hold a cut-a-thon to benefit Camp Paul from 3 to 7 p.m. each Monday in May. Haircut earnings on those days will be donated to further the work of Camp Paul. Appetizers and refreshments will be available. For information, call 978-256-3551.

Transitional Living Center benefit walk set

LOWELL -- Lowell Transitional Living Center will host its second annual Steps to Home walk at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 9. The event, to raise funds and awareness for homelessness services, will feature a two- or five-mile walk through the city's Hamilton Canal District. Registration is just $25. Proceeds fund LTLC services, including meals, outreach, housing search and stabilization and case management.

Welcome to your discussion forum: Sign in with a Disqus account or your social networking account for your comment to be posted immediately, provided it meets the guidelines. (READ HOW.)
Comments made here are the sole responsibility of the person posting them; these comments do not reflect the opinion of The Sun. So keep it civil.